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Paul Warner, Webinar Chair
Director of Policy and Strategy
Association of Employment and Learning Providers
Having been a specialist recruitment consultant to the defence industry for six years, Paul started in the post-16 sector in 1993 working on Training for Work contracts for TBG Learning. He subsequently took on a variety of related operational and senior management roles, culminating in a successful tenure as Director of Business Development. On leaving TBG he worked as a consultant for a time, including a spell managing WBL delivery at Barking College in East London, before joining AELP in September 2003 where he now oversees all aspects of operational and policy delivery, particularly concentrating on the alignment of the skills and employability agendas. Paul holds a First Class Honours degree in International Relations from the University of Keele, and an MA in Post-Compulsory Education and Training from the University of Sheffield. He is a Director of the Institute of Employability Professionals and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Married with one daughter, hailing from the New Forest but living in Essex, he lists his hobbies as rock music, amateur dramatics and karate.
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Mark Dawe, Webinar Facilitator
Chief Executive
Association of Employment and Learning Providers
Mark Dawe was appointed Chief Executive of OCR in 2010. He is currently a governor of Sawston Village College and vice chair of Stapleford Community Primary School. He is also a member of the Business in the Community Education Leadership Group. Previously he has been a corporation member of Lewisham College as well as being on a variety of National Boards and a Trustee of VTCT. Mark was Principal and Chief Executive of Oaklands College in Hertfordshire.
He has a wealth of experience across a broad spectrum in the education field. Prior to his role at Oaklands College, Mark was Deputy Director, FE Strategy at the Department of Education and Skills having joined as Deputy Director, Adult Basic Skills Strategy Unit in 2003. After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, Mark joined Canterbury College, becoming Head of Corporate Services in 1994. In 2000, he helped set up eGS, an e-procurement provider to the public sector. In his spare time he is a scout leader, cycles and supports Plymouth Argyle! Mark joined AELP as CEO in March 2016.
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